Hana Financial Group said on March 22 it signed a business agreement with the Federation of Korean Industries, the Korea Youth Counseling & Welfare Institute and the Korea Educational Broadcasting System. It will 추진 the social contribution project "Cheongnyeonae Youth Bridge (청년愛 YOUTH BRIDGE)" to support the independence and renewed start of out-of-school youth.

The agreement was arranged to ease social isolation among teenagers who have stopped studying for psychological and mental reasons and to support their return to school and entry into society. The participating institutions agreed to build an integrated support system by sharing roles based on their respective expertise.

The signing ceremony was held at FKI Tower in Yeouido, Seoul. Attendees included Hana Financial Chairman Ham Young-joo (함영주), Federation of Korean Industries Chairman Ryu Jin (류진), Korea Youth Counseling & Welfare Institute Chair Han Jeong-won (한정원) and Korea Educational Broadcasting System President Kim Yoo-yeol (김유열).

The institutions plan to work to resolve psychological and social isolation among out-of-school youth. They also plan to cooperate by linking education, counselling and career support so the teenagers can grow into healthy members of society.

The project will be carried out based on each institution’s expertise. Hana Financial will use its financial infrastructure to run field-based programmes such as career exploration, financial education and illegal gambling prevention education. It also plans to support emotional recovery and career planning through job-experience training and cultural programmes.

It will also provide practical financial education focused on everyday life, including setting financial goals, credit management and preventing financial fraud. Hana Financial will run financial field-experience programmes as well, including a tour of the dealing room at Hana Infinity Seoul and hands-on activities at the Counterfeit Response Center and the Currency Museum.

The illegal gambling prevention initiative will also be expanded to out-of-school youth. Hana Financial Group plans to continue expanding related education based on a youth gambling prevention project it is 추진 with the Financial Supervisory Service.

The Federation of Korean Industries will use its industrial field network to design alternative education models. The Korea Youth Counseling & Welfare Institute will be responsible for identifying participants and providing advice through 222 Dream Dream Centers nationwide. The Korea Educational Broadcasting System will oversee production of online educational content and platform operations.

Ham said, "Cheongnyeonae Youth Bridge will become a stepping stone for out-of-school youth to make a fresh start." He added, "As youth support is a task the whole of society must take on together, we will continue providing sustained support."